User manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Bento
- Overview of Bento
- Using Libraries
- Using the Address Book and iCal Libraries
- Using Collections
- Using Form View
- About Forms
- Creating Records in Form View
- Editing Records in Form View
- Duplicating Records in Form View
- Deleting Records in Form View
- Creating Forms
- Deleting Forms
- Adding Fields to a Form
- Moving Between Fields
- Moving Fields and Objects on Forms
- Resizing Fields and Objects
- Deleting Fields from a Form
- Duplicating Forms
- Renaming Forms
- Customizing Form Layouts
- Using Table View
- Using Fields
- Importing, Exporting, and Printing
- Backing Up and Restoring Information
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index
Chapter 5 Using Form View 51
3 Select the field or object, then drag it to a new location.
If you drag a field into an empty space, Bento positions the field below the nearest
field.
Bento allows you to drag fields above, below, next to, or between other objects on
the form. While moving an object, notice the dark line that indicates the object’s
position when you stop dragging it.
To move multiple fields or objects:
1 Click in the navigation bar or choose View > Customize Form.
2 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form > Form Name.
3 Command-click to select fields or objects that aren’t next to each other. Shift-click to
select contiguous fields or objects. The border of the selected fields or objects is
highlighted in blue.
Tip: To quickly select a large number of fields and objects, press Option and drag
diagonally.
Resizing Fields and Objects
Any field can be resized except checkbox fields. Any object can be resized except text
boxes.
To resize a field:
1 Click in the navigation bar or choose View > Customize Form.
2 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form > Form Name.
3 Select the field.
4 Move the cursor to the right or bottom edge of the field. When the cursor changes to
, drag the field to the desired size.
Deleting Fields from a Form
To delete a field from a form:
1 Click in the navigation bar or choose View > Customize Form.
2 Select a form in the navigation bar or choose View > Form > Form Name.
3 Select the field, then press the Delete key or drag the field off the form.
Tip: To quickly delete a field, right-click the field label.
The data in the field is still in Bento even though the field is no longer displayed on
the form.